Ornate Tree Lizard

Ornate Tree Lizard

Urosaurus ornatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Grand Canyon National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
2 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
3 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ornate Tree Lizard in Grand Canyon National Park?

About 46% of visitor-days record a Ornate Tree Lizard sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 225 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ornate Tree Lizard in Grand Canyon National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Ornate Tree Lizard in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.

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